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Tamara Trent

Tamara Trent, LCSW

Texas

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Life Changes

  • ACT methods
  • CBT techniques
  • Attachment work

About Tamara

Tamara Trent is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 13 years of practice. She works with adults facing anger, depression, anxiety, trauma and many life changes. She also helps people dealing with relationship strain, stress at work, and struggles around self-esteem.

Tamara uses practical conversation and evidence-informed methods to help people notice patterns and try new responses. She leans on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to address how thoughts, feelings, and relationships influence behavior. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer communication, and realistic steps to reduce reactive responses.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Texas supporting a broad range of concerns. She offers help for issues people commonly name as anger, grief, addictions, ADHD, and career stress, along with related matters like body image, chronic pain, and caregiver strain. International clients are accepted and sessions are conducted in English.

In sessions she invites practical work: noticing triggers, testing different behavioral choices, and building routines that reduce escalation. Tamara also addresses deeper patterns tied to attachment and earlier hurts when that helps make change more lasting. She balances short-term skill building with exploring underlying issues that keep patterns repeating.

For people who want straightforward tools to manage temper, reduce resentful buildup, or cope with someone else’s intense reactions, she offers step-by-step conversation and in-session practice. To begin, follow the site’s matching and scheduling process to set up a first appointment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and clarify values, then take small committed steps toward those values. It’s practical for anger that comes from feeling stuck or acting on impulse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing different behaviors. That approach suits work-related frustration, sleeping or eating disruption, and mood swings tied to immediate triggers. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns that shape how people respond when they feel threatened or rejected. It can help reduce reactive responses by changing expectations and communication habits.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which approaches to try based on the person’s goals, current problems, and what feels doable. Sessions can combine skill practice, behavior experiments, and exploring relationship patterns when that helps keep change going.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and avoid travel when schedules are tight. They also let people practice new communication skills in everyday settings. Ask about the session format that best fits your routine when you complete the matching questionnaire.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger-related problems does she help with?

She works with adults who struggle with losing their temper, built-up resentment, reactions at work, and living with someone else’s strong anger.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses practical conversation and skill practice. Sessions emphasize noticing triggers, testing new responses, and improving communication.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The biography does not specify session formats; confirm current online and in-person options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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